Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid; born 11 January 1973) is a former Indian cricketer and captain, widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. Born in a Marathi family and brought up in Bangalore, he started playing cricket at the age of 12 and later represented Karnataka at the under-15, under-17 and under-19 levels. Hailed as The Wall, Dravid was named one of the best five cricketers of the year by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2000 and received...
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth11 January 1973
CityIndore, India
great people played pressure pulled series team
It is a great feeling, everyone has played well. The team had been under pressure at times in the series but we had people who pulled the team out.
chase chasing decided easy hour launch maybe tea
It was never going to be easy chasing those runs. We decided to launch the chase at tea time, but maybe we should have done so an hour earlier.
aware both importance players series sure teams
Both teams know the importance of the series and I am sure the players are aware of their responsibilities.
coming hundred score strong team
I'm disappointed at not getting a hundred after coming so close. It's not just the century. I wanted to go on to make a big score and put the team into a really strong position.
beat boys challenges easy happy pakistan responding strides taking team thrown
Pakistan is not an easy team to beat. We have had to play well to beat them in the series. I am happy with the strides we are taking as a team. As captain, it has been heartening to see that the boys are responding well to some of the challenges being thrown at them.
africa against higher number pakistan played south teams
Sri Lanka was higher than us, so was South Africa and now Pakistan was number two. So we have played well against teams higher than us.
batting excess high match post scoring team total
It will be a high scoring match and team batting first should post a total in excess of 250 runs.
batting bowlers determined effort good team took
They (Pakistan) have a very good batting line-up. But our bowlers bowled very well and we took some very good catches. It was a determined team effort that fetched us this victory.
advantage allow captain continue gives huge pick rule super team
The rule as it is now, gives a huge advantage to the captain inning the toss. So, I think, they (ICC) should continue with it and allow the team to pick their super sub after the toss.
wickets
The idea is to get a combination that can take 20 wickets in the match.
enjoying great time watching
I told him 'Just keep enjoying yourself, mate. I'm having a great time watching you'.
books great history knowing passed people reading route special
All of us had been reading about it in the history books over the years. So, it was very special just to have passed the same route after knowing about all those great people who have used that route.
competition forward good looking pakistan side
It is a different competition with different rules. Pakistan is a good one-day side especially at home. We have a young side who has done well recently. We are looking forward to it.
africa against bowl challenge enjoy hero india last late series south
He was the unsung hero in the one-day series against South Africa and Sri Lanka (in India late last year). Hopefully, he will enjoy the challenge here and bowl well.